Undrafted safeties rooting for each other

HOUSTON – This is a big night for Cowboys undrafted rookie Danny McCray.

McCray is playing in his native Houston for the first time since he left Spring Westfield for LSU.

The impact McCray has had on special teams likely will earn him a roster spot. He’s hopeful that he’ll be joined on the 53-man roster by fell undrafted safety Barry Church.

The two have become friends and are rooting for each other.

“That would be crazy exciting,” McCray said last week in Oxnard, Calif., of the chance both players would make the team. “When we both came in, it was kind of like, ‘We’re free agents. We’ve got to do everything special in order to get a look.’ So far, we’ve been getting those looks and those opportunities, and I think we’ve taken advantage of them pretty well.”

The NFL mandates that teams trim their rosters to 75 plays by Tuesday.